FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009 11:23 AM, EST

We got news that Ally will be going home tomorrow! They just want to keep her here for one more night "just to be safe". Ally currently has an NG tube (goes from her nose to her tummy) pumping pediasure into her constantly. It will come out tomorrow, before we go home. We will be re-admitted to the hospital on February 2 for a G tube placement. She will need to spend 1 night in the hospital.

The silver lining to our admittance to the hospital this weekend is that the quarantine is lifted (for Grammie, Grampa, Aunties and Uncle) for today only. So they are all excited to pack into this tiny room to get a glimpse of Ally. The quarantine goes back on tomorrow until March.


listener's response:

'O Frabjous Day! Callooh Callay!!'

We could not be more pleased that the room that brought the worst news to you last year has also become today's Quarantine Free Zone. Seems symbolic of a turning point.

I am weeping and laughing in joy to think of Ally's peeps getting to SEE her again IN PERSON! Does this count as an Early Birthday or what?!

@>---- HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALL WEEK ALLY! @>----
Some day you will sit and read all these messages, perhaps as a teen getting ready to set off for college, and you will know and feel how loved and supported you are.

Party On, you guys! XOXOXXX